When I was in Hanoi last year, a sweet and smoky aroma constantly called to me from the busy street corners. It was the scent ...

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi cuisine features a wide variety of dishes with vermicelli. Among them, bun cha (vermicelli with grilled pork and fresh herbs) delights, with its seductive taste and aroma.

Smoky, succulent pork patties, rice noodles, fistfuls of herbs and a super-savoury dipping sauce: is there a perfect way to cook possibly the perfect noodle dish? Let’s find out … The Guardian’s ...

The new trade agreement with Vietnam? Historic, no doubt. And President Obama’s speech on the intertwined histories of Vietnam and the United States was thrilling — who knew that Thomas Jefferson was ...

The capital's endless twists on white, slender rice noodles. In 1960, Vu Bang dedicated an entire chapter of Hanoi Delicacies to the town’s special relationship with bun (pronounced “boon!”) a noodle ...

“People are put on earth for various purposes; I was put on earth to do this. Eat noodles right here,” said the late, great Anthony Bourdain while slurping down a bowl of noodles in Vietnam. The ...

At its heart, bun cha is grilled pork, rice noodles, herbs and fish sauce all in one bowl. What a combination! 1. For the marinade, place all the ingredients in a bowl and mix together well. Place the ...

Two of the owners from Prahran Vietnamese cafe Hanoi Hannah, Simon Blacher and Nick Coulter, recently returned from a week in Hanoi, Vietnam with their head chef, Shyam Maharjan (aka Sam with the ...

Yes, that’s it, you didn’t read it wrong. The “Obama portion” has created a craze among both regulars and first-timers at the ‘bun cha’ shop that served Obama during his trip to Vietnam. Obama has ...